Google announces a partnership with WordPress to create a CMS optimized for local journalists

In recent years, a troublesome trend has
been noticed in local newsrooms in the U.S as local media does not receive much
coverage as the national press. In an attempt to solve this matter, The Google
News Initiative announced a partnership with WordPress wherein it
shall invest $1.2 million towards creating a “fast, efficient low-cost and secure
publishing system tailor-made to the needs of small newsrooms” dubbed as
Newspack.

Over the years, The Google News Initiative
(GNI) has been providing funds towards building new features optimized
specifically for publishers. The latest project specifically focuses on
local newsrooms.

Newspack could incorporate commerce
systems ,website design, and configuring CMS as it aims to create the required
technological tools so that local journalists can simple focus on “great
editorial work.”

The platform will be created by Automattic , the parent company of
WordPress with the assistance of other funders (Civil Media, The John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation and Lenfest Institute for Journalism) contributing
$1 million along with Google’s $1.2 million.

A statement published by Google reads, “Advising on the Newspack feature set, based on feedback from our extensive contact with local publishers, and providing technical support on the integration of Google products.”

As per
sources close to the matter, within the next couple of weeks, development on
Newspack shall commence with a global launch for publishers scheduled later
this year.

Categories

About US

TechDadz is a website intended to deliver news related to Technology, Start-ups, Blockchain, Business, and General News. It is operated by writers and co-workers situated at several locations globally. We aim to create high-quality content for our readers of technology and business niche.